Chan Kulatunga Moruzi is a Canadian psychologist and anti-transgender activist. Kulatunga-Moruzi is associated with anti-trans hate group Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine (SEGM) and the anti-trans think tank Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
Moruzi has collaborated with Gordon Guyatt and “J. Cohn” on SEGM-funded research created as a pretext to banning trans healthcare for minors.
Background
Chandani “Chan” Kulatunga-Moruzi has been affiliated with the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
According to a biography on the defunct Learning 2.0 website:
My professional foray into education began when I completed a B.Ed the year following my undergraduate degree. Although I found the coursework enjoyable, I found it of little practical benefit when I began teaching. I was revisiting more of the concepts I learned about in my undergraduate psychology classes than the ideas I encountered during my B.Ed. This was particularly so when I was teaching struggling students at a large tutoring agency (to supplement my regular teaching).I became more and more interested in what I considered the divide between “theory and reality” and decided to explore this divide with graduate work. I completed a Master’s degree in teaching & educational assessment and then a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology. Much of what I present here is shaped by the lens I developed during this time on memory, concept formation and the nature of expertise; a lens that I find useful in my current teaching and consulting. Of course, it is also helpful for my own learning and guiding my children’s learning.
According to a biography on the Macdonald-Laurier Institute:
Chan Kulatunga Moruzi, MSc, PhD, is a consultant, a contributor to the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and an independent scholar who focuses on adolescent mental health with a primary focus on gender dysphoria. She has participated in primary research, evidence reviews, knowledge translation, and policy development.
Anti-transgender activism
2022 HHS meeting
On April 25, 2022 Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine arranged a meeting with US government officials on healthcare for trans and gender diverse youth. Kulatunga-Moruzi was listed as an attendee.
In 2025, Moruzi was scheduled to speak with Ray Zhang on “Evidence Reviews for Puberty Blockers, Hormones, and Surgeries” (Ray Zhang and Chan Moruzi)” at the SEGM conference in Berlin.
Coverage in anti-trans press
Kirkey, Sharon (January 24, 2025). ‘Considerable uncertainty’ remains about gender treatments for kids, Canadian researchers warn. National Post https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/transgender-treatments-for-kids
Selected anti-trans writing by Moruzi
Gorin, M., Kulatunga-Moruzi, C., Joffe, A. R., & Cohn, J. (2025). Ethical Care Necessitates Synthesizing the Best Available Evidence. The American Journal of Bioethics, 25(6), 73–76. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2025.2497990
Kulatunga Moruzi C, Lawler J (2025). Frailties of Memory: Implications for Therapists Treating Gender Dysphoric Youth. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy Volume 51, 2025 – Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2024.2406854
Sinai J, Kulatunga-Moruzi C, Jorgensen S (2025). Levels of Satisfaction and Regret Are Far From Settled. JAMA Pediatrics 2025 Mar 3 https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.0004
Kulatunga-Moruzi, Chan (January 24, 2025). Why is Canada falling behind the science in treating gender-distressed youth?: Chan Kulatunga-Moruzi. Macdonald-Laurier Institute https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/why-is-canada-falling-behind-the-science-in-treating-genderdistressed-youth-chan-kulatunga-moruzi/
Miroshnychenko A, Ibrahim S, Roldan Y, Kulatunga-Moruzi C, Montante S, Couban R, Guyatt G, Brignardello-Petersen R (2025). Gender affirming hormone therapy for individuals with gender dysphoria aged <26 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Archives of Disease in Childhood. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-327921
Miroshnychenko A, Roldan Y, Ibrahim S, Kulatunga-Moruzi C, Montante S, Couban R, Guyatt G, Brignardello-Petersen R (2025). Puberty blockers for gender dysphoria in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis Archives of Disease in Childhood. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-327909
Kulatunga-Moruzi C (2023). Research and Analyses by Turban et al. Fail to Refute Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria. Journal of Adolescent Health, Volume 73, Issue 6, 1162 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.07.031
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) (April 25, 2022). EO 12866 Meeting 0945-AA17. Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities https://mobile.reginfo.gov/public/do/viewEO12866Meeting?viewRule=true&rin=0945-AA17&meetingId=131923&acronym=0945-HHS/OCR
- Remarks HHS Meeting 2022 https://mobile.reginfo.gov/public/do/eoDownloadDocument?pubId=&eodoc=true&documentID=136692
Resources
Learning 2.0 (learning2pto.com) [archive]
Macdonald-Laurier Institute (macdonaldlaurier.ca)
Medium (medium.com)
Muck Rack (muckrack.com)
Academia.edu (independent.academia.edu)
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